O — The school dictionary · page 41 2 3 4 5outlyingOutlying means far from the centre, out on the edge of a place.4 sentencesoutnumberTo outnumber means to be more in number. If girls outnumber boys, there are more girls than boys.11 sentencesoutpaceTo go faster than someone or something, so that you get ahead.9 sentencesoutplacementhelp paid by a company to workers it has fired, to find new jobs.8 sentencesoutputThe amount of something that is made or produced.10 sentencesoutragenoun.14 sentencesoutrageousOutrageous means very shocking, wild or cruel, far beyond what is fair or proper.4 sentencesoutrightComplete and total, with no doubt: «an outright winner», «an outright lie».11 sentencesoutrunTo run faster or further than someone, so you get away or win.9 sentencesoutsetThe outset is the start or beginning of something.8 sentencesoutshineTo outshine someone or something is to be much better or more impressive than them.9 sentencesoutsideOutside means not inside, out in the open air.14 sentencesoutsiderAn outsider is a person who does not belong to a group, or is not accepted by it.9 sentencesoutskirtsThe outskirts of a town or city are the parts at its edge, furthest from the centre.8 sentencesoutsmartTo outsmart someone is to beat them by being cleverer or trickier.7 sentencesoutspreadOutspread means spread out wide and open.4 sentencesoutstandingOutstanding means extremely good, much better than most.11 sentencesoutstretchedStretched out as far as possible, usually said of arms, hands, wings or legs.8 sentencesoutstripTo outstrip someone is to go faster than them and leave them behind.4 sentencesoutwardOutward means going away from the centre or from a place, towards the outside.11 sentencesoutwardlyOutwardly means on the outside, as others can see it, not as it is inside.4 sentencesoutweighIf one thing outweighs another, it is more important or bigger in effect: «The good points outweigh the bad».10 sentencesoutwitTo outwit someone is to beat them by being cleverer than they are, often by a trick.5 sentencesovalShaped like an egg or a stretched circle.10 sentencesovaryIn female animals and people, an ovary is one of the organs that make egg cells.8 sentencesovenAn oven is a box in the kitchen that gets very hot for baking and cooking.11 sentencesoverOver means above, or across from one side to the other: the bird flew over the tree.26 sentencesoveractiveToo active; working, moving or doing more than is normal or healthy.8 sentencesoverallOverall means including everything; total: «the overall cost».12 sentencesoverarmThrown or done with the arm raised above the shoulder: an overarm throw, an overarm bowl.7 sentencesoverboardOverboard means over the side of a boat or ship and into the water.10 sentencesovercastOvercast describes a sky completely covered with grey clouds, so you cannot see the sun.10 sentencesoverchargeTo overcharge someone is to ask them to pay more money than the correct price.8 sentencesovercoatA long, warm coat worn over other clothes in cold weather.8 sentencesovercomeTo overcome a problem or fear is to deal with it successfully and beat it.12 sentencesoverconfidentOverconfident means too sure of yourself, so you take risks or don't prepare enough.7 sentencesovercookTo cook food for too long, so it becomes dry, hard, burnt or mushy.8 sentencesovercrowdTo put or let too many people or things into a place, so it is too full.8 sentencesovercrowdingThe state of having too many people or things in one place, so that it is too full.8 sentencesoverdoTo do something too much or use too much of something.11 sentencesoverdoseAn overdose is too much of a medicine or drug taken at once, which can make someone very ill or kill them.9 sentencesoverdraftAn overdraft is when a bank lets you take out more money from your account than you have in it, so you owe the bank money.8 sentencesoverdueSomething overdue has not arrived, happened or been done by the time it was expected or needed.12 sentencesovereatTo overeat is to eat more food than your body needs.7 sentencesoverestimateTo guess or think that an amount is bigger than it really is.10 sentencesoverexcitedSo excited that you cannot stay calm and may become silly, loud or wild.8 sentencesoverfedOverfed means given too much food, more than is healthy.10 sentencesoverfillTo overfill something is to put too much into it, so it is too full or spills over.9 sentencesoverflowTo overflow means to flow over the edge because something is too full, like a bath.13 sentencesovergrownCovered with plants, weeds or grass that have grown too much because no one has cut them.9 sentencesoverhangTo overhang is to stick out over something below.9 sentencesoverheadOverhead means above your head or up in the sky.12 sentencesoverhearTo overhear something is to hear what other people are saying without them knowing, or without meaning to listen.9 sentencesoverheatTo overheat is to become too hot.8 sentencesoverjoyedOverjoyed means very, very happy, so happy you could burst.4 sentencesoverlandAcross land, by road or on foot, rather than by sea or by air.7 sentencesoverlapTo overlap means to cover part of the same space as something else, so one thing lies partly over another.11 sentencesoverlappingOverlapping means covering part of something else, so two things lie partly over each other.8 sentencesoverloadTo overload something is to put too much weight or too many things on or in it.12 sentencesoverloadedOverloaded means carrying more weight or things than is safe.11 sentencesoverlookTo overlook something is to fail to notice it or to miss it.13 sentencesoverlordA ruler who has power over other rulers or lords, especially in the Middle Ages.10 sentencesoverlordshipOverlordship is the power or position of an overlord, a ruler who has power over other lords or kings.6 sentencesoverlyOverly means too much, more than needed.7 sentencesoverlyingLying on top of something else; covering it.8 sentencesovernightOvernight means during the night or for the whole night.12 sentencesoverpowerTo beat someone by being stronger, so they cannot fight back.11 sentencesoverrateTo think something or someone is better or more important than it really is.9 sentencesoverreactTo react much more strongly than you need to, such as getting very angry or upset over something small.7 sentencesoverrideTo override a decision or order is to cancel it using greater power.10 sentencesoverridingadjective: More important than anything else.10 sentencesoverruleTo overrule someone is to change their decision because you have more power or authority.11 sentencesoverrunTo overrun a place is to fill it so that there is too much of something everywhere.5 sentencesoverseasOverseas means in or to another country, especially one across the sea.10 sentencesoverseerA person whose job is to watch over workers, see that they do their work, and give them orders.4 sentencesovershadowTo make someone or something seem less important by being more successful or noticeable: her sister overshadowed her.10 sentencesovershoeA rubber or plastic shoe worn over an ordinary shoe to keep it dry or clean.8 sentencesovershotWent past a place, line or target by mistake, without stopping where you meant to.11 sentencesoversightA mistake made because you forgot or did not notice something.8 sentencesoversimplificationA way of explaining something that makes it far too simple, so that important parts are left out and it becomes wrong or misleading.8 sentencesoversizedBigger than the normal size; very large.8 sentencesoversleepTo sleep longer than you meant to, so that you wake up late.7 sentencesoverspendTo overspend is to spend more money than you have or than you planned.8 sentencesoverstateTo overstate something is to make it sound bigger, better or more important than it really is; to exaggerate.7 sentencesoverstatedSaid to be bigger, more important or worse than it really is; exaggerated.9 sentencesoverstretchTo overstretch a muscle is to stretch it too far and hurt it.8 sentencesovertakeTo overtake is to catch up with someone moving in the same direction and go past them.10 sentencesoverthrowTo overthrow a ruler or government is to remove them from power by force.13 sentencesovertimeOvertime is extra time that someone works after their normal working hours.11 sentencesovertireTo make someone, or yourself, far too tired, so that they become grumpy or unwell.7 sentencesoverturnTo overturn is to turn over, or make something turn over, so the bottom is on top: the boat overturned.9 sentencesoverturnedOverturned means turned upside down or onto its side: an overturned boat.11 sentencesoveruseTo use something too much or too often.8 sentencesoverweightOverweight means heavier than is healthy for your height and age.8 sentencesoverwhelmTo overwhelm someone is to give them so much of a feeling or so much to do that they can't cope.10 sentencesoverwhelmingVery great or strong, so that it is hard to deal with.14 sentencesoverworkverb.12 sentencesoverworkingOverworking is working too hard or too long.8 sentencesovuleAn ovule is a tiny part inside the ovary of a flower that becomes a seed after it is fertilised by pollen.7 sentencesoweTo have to pay back money that someone lent you.10 sentences1 2 3 4 5This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/page/4/